7#$#.  &&*PxJ (*R(*((#(((((( Access to the ANL/MSA BBS Using Internet A new access link has been established for the ANL/MSA microscopy and microanalysis electronic bulletin board system using INTERNET. Internet is one of the largest worldwide networks which allows computers on the network to communicate using a protocol call TCP/IP. Most people currently associate Internet with electronic mail (SMTP), however, it (TCP/IP) also supports a set of powerful file transfer protocols (FTP) as well as a telecommunications protocol (TELNET). If your site supports the full TCP/IP protocol then you should have access to TELNET. Using TELNET you may establish an INTERACTIVE communications link between your local computer and this BBS system. This provides a low cost (i.e. no phone charge) link to the BBS. To establish the link invoke TELNET on your host computer system. Contact your local System Operator to determine how to access TELNET on your local system. After you invoke TELNET (i.e. run the program), the you should request a connection to the node "AAEM.AMC.ANL.GOV". Again see your local computer guru to find out how to do this. Once the link is established and you are connected then you will see an announcement that you have connected to the ANLEMC VAX computer system (an example of the login screen is shown below). You must next login to the VAX using the account established for the ANL/MSA BBS. You should login using the Username/Password combination of "EMCBBS" as illustrated below: ******************************************************************** Analytical Microscopy VAX 11/785 System Username: EMCBBS Password: EMCBBS * lots of text follows here * ******************************************************************** Several announcements will appear on your screen as well as requests for information. Simply follow the instructions which appear on your terminal they should walk through the system interconnections. It is a complicated combination of hardware and software links which allow the different networks and serial devices to communicate with each other. The details of which are beyond this set of simple instructions. Please remember that the Internet link is still being actively debugged and some problems are to be expected so please help me sort these out. One problem which will undoubtably occur is due to the fact that there is only a single node (line) available for connection between the Internet and this BBS. It is possible therefore, that 2 people will try to access the BBS at the same time using the INTERNET link. At the present the link is established on a FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE basis and you will simply have to wait your turn. (Remember it costs money to upgrade services and we operate on a limited budget). If you have problems with the connection being "IN-USE" please try again later. Each connection has a maximum daily time limit of 30 minutes. So on average every 1/2 hour the line should become free for the next user to login. Also about every 10 minutes or so when the system in not in use the two links (PC to Vax) cycle. Occassionally you may catch this cycle during a login attempt. The most obvious way to see this happen is that as soon as you attempt a login to the BBS you get a message that time has expired. If you are using the Internet link just wait about a minute and the system should restart and you will be able to continue. There are two objective in setting up the INTERNET link. 1.) It can save money! The biggest cost of yearly operation of this BBS is the telephone lines particuliarly the 800 number service. With an INTERNET link there are no phone costs since the phones are not used. Just for the record my research budget in the EMC at ANL pays for the INTERNET node (~$500/Month). 2.) It expands our user base to the entire microanalysis community worldwide. Although we have had users login to the BBS from oversea's the phone cost (which they paid) are very steep. Most international usage of the software libraries which the EMC operates are accessed using INTERNET and our electronic MAILSERVER system. The telecommunications line 800-627-EMSA ( 708-252-7917) will remain connected at all times and thus the BBS can have 2 users operating at any one time. June 22, 1993 Nestor J. Zaluzec Tel: 708-252-5075 Fax:708-252-4798 Email: Zaluzec@aaem.amc.anl.gov (Internet) uAEMAAAAMCAMC\/ @ $$ ./0w@V!"e9yzM56jk~%'m B  ` 5 y  = > % & j 7K=?T,i'`'``% major heading minor headingtopic  <@@@@ @@!@@ !@m,F=k~'`'`'`@'`'`'`'`    8888HH(FG(HH(d'@=/8888RH -:LaserWriter ChicagoNew YorkGenevaMonacoVeniceLondon PrincetonPalatino Zapf ChanceryTimes HelveticaCourierSymbolcyrillicRussianVT320 MT Extra8AGaramond SemiboldItalic8AGaramond Semibold8 AGaramond8AGaramond Italic9<9(D(D vw 9<w <